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Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT. plant life soil type Rainfall temperature. Which is a biotic factor that affects the size of a population in a specific ecosystem?. average temperature of the ecosystem type of soil in the ecosystem - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT
plant life
soil t
ype
Rainfall
temperat
ure
71%
10%10%10%
1. plant life2. soil type3. Rainfall4. temperature
Which is a biotic factor that affects the size of a population in a specific ecosystem?
average
temperature of t.
.
type of s
oil in th
e ecosy.
..
number and kinds o
f pr...
concentra
tion of oxyg
en ..
0%10%
81%
10%
1. average temperature of the ecosystem
2. type of soil in the ecosystem
3. number and kinds of predators in the ecosystem
4. concentration of oxygen in the ecosystem
During a long period when there is no rainfall, a mountain lion may temporarily leave its usual
hunting territory to drink from a farm pond. This behavior is probably due to
its need to
find differen...
the ch
ange in an
abiotic .
..
its need to
find a new ha...
the ch
ange in a
biotic fa...
6%19%
3%
71%1. its need to find different foods to eat
2. the change in an abiotic factor in its environment
3. its need to find a new habitat
4. the change in a biotic factor in its environment
An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is
called
Competition
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Predation
3%
71%
16%10%
1. Competition2. Symbiosis3. Mutualism 4. Predation
A symbiosis in which both species benefit is
Commensalism
Mutualism
Competition
Parasitism
3% 0%3%
94%1. Commensalism2. Mutualism3. Competition4. Parasitism
The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its
nectar is an example of
mutualism
because the ...
parasitism
because
the i..
.
commensalism
because
t..
predation beca
use th
e i...
68%
0%
19%13%
1. mutualism because the flower provides the insect with food, and the insect pollinates the flower
2. parasitism because the insect lives off the nectar from the flower
3. commensalism because the insect does not harm the flower and the flower does not benefit from the relationship
4. predation because the insect feeds on the flower
When individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate, it is called
logisti
c gro
wth
growth
density
exponential g
rowth
multiple gr
owth
19%
0%
71%
10%
1. logistic growth2. growth density3. exponential growth4. multiple growth
As resources in a population become less available, population growth
declines r
apidly
incre
ases s
lowly
reach
es carry
ing capacit
y
enters a p
hase of e
xpon...
74%
3%
19%
3%
1. declines rapidly2. increases slowly3. reaches carrying
capacity4. enters a phase of
exponential growth
In a logistic growth curve, exponential growth is the phase in which the population
reach
es carry
ing capacit
y
grows q
uickly
and few ...
growth
begins t
o slow...
growth
stops
26%
6%
23%
45%1. reaches carrying
capacity2. grows quickly and
few animals are dying
3. growth begins to slow down
4. growth stops
A biotic or an abiotic resource in the environment that causes population size to decrease is a
carry
ing cap
acity
limiting n
utrient
limiting f
actor
growth
facto
r
6%16%
61%
16%
1. carrying capacity2. limiting nutrient3. limiting factor4. growth factor
All of the following are limiting factors EXCEPT
Immigr
ation
Competition
Predation
Human disturb
ance
s
39%
26%26%
10%
1. Immigration2. Competition3. Predation4. Human disturbances
If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the
death rate m
ay rise
birthrate m
ay rise
death rate m
ust fall
birthrate m
ust fall
42% 42%
10%6%
1. death rate may rise2. birthrate may rise3. death rate must fall4. birthrate must fall
Which of the following is characteristic of parasitism?
One organism
kills and ...
Two organisms li
ve toge
...
Two organisms f
eed side ..
One organism
lives in
or ..
10%
61%
26%
3%
1. One organism kills and consumes another.
2. Two organisms live together and neither is harmed
3. Two organisms feed side by side from the same food.
4. One organism lives in or on another and benefits.
An ecosystem is made up of:
living t
hings only
Physical e
nvironment o
nly
living t
hings and th
e phy...
living t
hings and deca
yi..
6% 10%
74%
10%
1. living things only 2. Physical environment
only3. living things and the
physical environment4. living things and
decaying matter
When a rabbit population in a meadow cannot grow any larger, it has reached the
Climax c
ommuni...
Carrying ca
pac...
Limiting fa
cto...
Minim
um size
10%0%
16%
74%1. Climax community2. Carrying capacity3. Limiting factor4. Minimum size
A population of rabbits is at its carrying capacity when the population
Reproduces
becomes e
xtinc..
.
stops g
rowing
can’t s
urvive
6%
39%
52%
3%
1. Reproduces2. becomes extinct3. stops growing4. can’t survive
An unusually cold winter causes the squirrel population to decrease. This is an example of
temperature as a
carry
ing cap
ac...
Limiting fa
cto...
Climax c
ommuni...
Pattern in sp
a...
0%6%6%
87%1. carrying capacity2. Limiting factor3. Climax community4. Pattern in space
Many individuals of the same species living together in a defined area form a/an
Community
Ecosyste
m
Population Biome
39%
6%
32%
23%
1. Community2. Ecosystem3. Population4. Biome
Which of the following is characteristic of parasitism?
One organism
k...
Two organisms .
..
One organism
l...
Two organisms .
..
10%3%
84%
3%
1. One organism kills and consumes another.
2. Two organisms live together and neither is harmed
3. One organism lives in or on another and benefits.
4. Two organisms nourish each other; both benefit.
Which list of terms is in the correct order, from simplest to most complex?
organism
, comm...
organism
, popu...
organism
, popu...
organism
, comm...
42%
10%
35%
13%
1. organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome
2. organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem
3. organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome
4. organism, community, ecosystem, population, biome
All the leopard frogs in a pond make up the pond’s leopard frog:
Population Nich
e
Habitat
Community
70%
7%10%13%
1. Population2. Niche3. Habitat4. Community
Biotic factors in an ecosystem may include:
bacteria
, soil..
.
plants, anim
al...
temperat
ure, w...
animals,
fungi...
3% 3%7%
87%1. bacteria, soil, and water
2. plants, animals, and bacteria
3. temperature, water, and soil
4. animals, fungi, and temperature
Certain bacteria living in a human's large intestine help to produce vitamin K. This relationship is an example of
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
Predation
7% 7%
40%47%1. Parasitism
2. Mutualism3. Commensalism4. Predation
An herbivore population may
oscilla
te up a...
exceed its
car...
exceed its
car...
all of th
e abo...
10%
77%
0%
13%
1. oscillate up and down as its major predator increases and decreases in number.
2. exceed its carrying capacity if its major predator is removed.
3. exceed its carrying capacity when it is introduced to a new community.
4. all of the above are true.
Which of the following IS NOT an example of mutualism?
a flowering pl...
a host sp
ecies...
root fu
ngi (my...
nitrogen-fixin
...
3% 3%14%
79%1. a flowering plant and its pollinator species
2. a host species and its parasite.
3. root fungi (mycorrhizae) and tree species
4. nitrogen-fixing bacteria and their host species